Capys connexivus

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Capys connexivus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Capys
Species: C. connexivus
Binomial name
Capys connexivus
Butler, 1897[1]

Capys connexivus, the African Protea Butterfly, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Angola and Zimbabwe.[2]

Adults are on wing year round, with a peak from August to November.

The larvae feed on Protea gaguedi and Protea angolensis.

Subspecies

  • Capys connexivus connexivus (western Tanzania, Malawi, northern and central Zambia, Angola, western and northern Zimbabwe)
  • Capys connexivus gardineri Henning & Henning, 1988 (Zambia: Mufulira area)

References


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